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ThcPforists^ Review 



October 29, 1914. 



MOTT-LY MUSINGS. 



Oklahoma, the youngest state, bids 

 fair to become one of the foremost hor- 

 ticulturally, judging by the showing 

 already made by the Oklahoma State 

 Florists' Society, of which J. W. Fur- 

 row, of Guthrie, is president and S. S. 

 Butterfield, of Oklahoma City, secretary. 

 8. S. Butterfield spoke on "Flowering 

 and Other Shrubs" at a recent meeting 

 at the Lee-Huckins hotel, Oklahoma 

 City, of the state civic imp"rovement de- 

 partment, which was organized and is 

 conducted by several leading ladies of 

 the state. The Sunday Oklahoman, 

 October 11, devoted almost an entire 

 page, with illustrations, to Mr. Butter- 

 field 's talk. A flower show was held 

 recently, at which Mrs. W. M. Smith was 

 awarded first prize on roses for some 

 fine specimens of American Beauty, La 

 France and Maman Cochet. The climate 

 is ideal for many varieties and the en- 

 thusiasm shown by the public will un- 

 doubtedly benefit the trade. 



C. E. Papworth, of Fort "Worth, prom- 

 ises some surprises to those who attend 

 the convention of the Texas State Flo- 

 rists' Association, to be held here next 

 July. The date nas not been set, but 

 may be arranged so as to enable mem- 

 bers of the S. A, F. from the north and 

 middle west traveling to San Francisco 

 to include this in their itinerary. As 

 there are 450 members of the state or- 

 ganization and the majority expect to 

 attend, it means profitable intercourse 

 both from a social and business view- 

 point. The Chamber of Commerce has 

 offered the free use of the auditorium 

 for the meetings. Mr. Papworth gave 

 a talk on "Closer Belations" at the 

 meeting of the State Nurserymen's As- 

 sociation October 15. 



C. W. Robinson, president of the Texas 

 Seed & Floral Co., of Dallas, Tex., ex- 

 presses the opinion that the plethora of 

 cotton will boom the seed business in 

 the south, as undoubtedly a variety of 

 crops will henceforth be grown. The 

 newest fodder plant, teosinte, claimed to 

 be a winner over other kinds, is one of 

 them. 



The Brown-Dawson Co., of Dallas, has 

 taken over the retail flower department 

 of the Texas Seed & Floral Co. and is 

 making extensive improvements. 



The Hardie Seed Co., of Dallas, after 

 being undisturbed for nearly half a cen- 

 tury, aside from one move, is having the 

 front of the store torn out to allow the 



widening of the street. The company 

 will put in a first-class show window. 



The Green Floral Co., of Dallas, re- 

 ports shipping trade increasing steadily. 

 The company is making excellent use 

 of what was expected at one timet* be 

 the largest range of glass in the south. 

 It may yet come. 



A. MUlar is finishing a range of glass 

 at Britton, near Dallas. He expects to 

 sell this and accept one of several north- 

 ern offers. Dreer's Cardinal Climber 

 was noted en route, measuring fully 

 twenty feet and blooming freely Octo- 

 ber 13. 



Thomas J. Wolfe, of Waco, Tex., says 

 the visit of the convention certainly 

 boosted his business. At the time of 

 my visit he was busy with funeral work 

 and a mourner at three funerals. 



At the Wichita exposition I had oral 

 evidence of a yield of five crops of al- 

 falfa in one season, which should be of 

 interest to many seedsmen. The cuts 

 were made May 24, June 18, July 28, Sep- 

 tember 21 and September 29, with an 

 average of thirty inches. This was 

 grown by James Brown, of Dog Creek 

 Banch, Sumner, Kan., and is believed to 

 be a record for ordinary culture. 



W. M. 



CLEVELAND. 



The Maiket. 



Market conditions are unchanged ex- 

 cept for the fiood of early mums, which 

 increases day by day. Think of it, 

 October 26 and not yet one touch of 

 frost in this vicinity 1 Dahlias, cosmos, 

 gladioli, etc., are piled high on the 

 wholesalers' counters, a fine sight for 

 Mr. Early Mum as he enters the store. 

 Business is on the upward trend, all 

 the retailers say, but there is still 

 plenty of room for improvement. Valley 

 and giganteum lilies have been scarce; 

 good stock is cleaned up early at top 

 prices. Carnations are not as yet a 

 glut. The stock of roses is good and 

 equal to all demands; shorts are plen- 

 tiful. 



Various Notes. 



The industrial committee of the Flo- 

 rists' Club carried out its first club 

 outing in a most successful manner 

 October 21, when forty local florists 

 met in the club rooms in the Hollenden 

 hotel and in fourteen autos, belonging 

 to various members, made a trip of 

 inspection to the greenhouse establish- 



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ments of the Naumann Co., the Cli ve- 

 land Cut Flower Co. and the Jaiies 

 Eadie Co. Stock at the three ph: es 

 was reported to be in first-class shine. 

 Mums and carnations in the houses of 

 the Cleveland Cut Flower Co. were in 

 extra fine condition. The Naumann -Jo. 

 has a fine lot of cyclamens and c n. 

 cinnati begonias. The Eadie Co. ha a 

 force busy potting up the last of tie 

 newly imported azaleas, which are to 

 be a specialty of this place in a wh ie- 

 sale way. The trip was voted a succ 33 

 by all and the committee is arranging 

 another one, to take place in the ntar 

 future. 



H. P. Knoble, Herbert Bate, Fiod 

 Brown, Geo. W. Smith, Frank Friedl^y 

 and possibly a few more of the faithtul 

 are going to Indianapolis next week to 

 attend the exhibition of the Chrysan- 

 themum Society of America; also, to 

 invite the society to come to Cleveland 

 in 1915. F. A. P. 



KANSAS CITT. 



Cleveland Florists Visit the Establishment o{ the James Eadie G>. 



The Market. 



Business is irregular, dull one day and 

 busy the next, fine for several days and 

 then slack, which makes it hard to 

 know how much stock to handle for 

 the day. Last week was horse show 

 week, but it had little effect on the 

 market one way or the other, except 

 for the making of a few corsage bou- 

 quets. The retail stores expected to 

 sell a great deal more stock for the 

 show, especially of cut mums. 



The supply of roses has fallen off, 

 and the demand as well. Bed roses and 

 Beauties are the leaders, and there is 

 hardly enough to supply the wants. The 

 average price is lower now than a year 

 ago. Most of the stock arriving is of 

 medium quality. . Carnations are in 

 heavier supply, although the price re- 

 mains as usual, about the same as last 

 year. In quality the^ are a little bet- 

 ter than at this tame a year ago. 

 Dahlias have become ioo plentiful and 

 the public last w^k 1t>ought less than 

 two weeks ago, yet those arriving last 

 week were of better shape and size. 

 Chrysanthemums are becoming plenti- 

 ful; high prices cannot be obtained for 

 these, as everyone seems to have a 

 great many. The supply is larger than 

 this market has ever known so early in 

 the season. There is a fine lot of Bobin- 

 son, Chrysolora and Pacific on the mar- 

 ket, that are hard to beat. It seems 

 as if all the mums are coming in ut 

 once. A good many places are cutting 

 mums that last year were not able to 

 cut them much before the mum show 

 began. Pompons and singles are sell- 

 ing fast and are much better than tho^e 

 of last year, especially the singles. A 

 few pot plants of mums are now on tl e 

 market, and the demand for them 3 

 greater this year than ever before, esp • 

 cially in the 5-inch and 6-inch pot . 

 The reports of the retailers differ co • 

 siderably in regard to trade, whidi 

 shows irregular business for this month 

 in all lines. 



Various Notes. 



Business across t^e state line is qui'<J 

 uneven, although at the end of tfc© 

 week the report showed an increase ovt r 

 the week previous. 



T. J. Noll & Co. have doubled their 

 floor space, which relieves their cramped 

 condition. They have added a new ice- 

 box, oflice fixtures, counters and shelven. 



